NAMN Visual Observing Form: Summary Report DATE: 2001 October 17/18 BEGIN: 0945 UT END: 1248 UT OBSERVER: Wes Stone (STOWE) LOCATION: Long: 122.867 West; Lat: 42.576 North City & State: Chiloquin, OR Elevation: 1300 meters RECORDING METHOD: Tape Recorder/Illuminated Watch ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OBSERVED SHOWERS: (Use 3 letter Codes) STA 2h 30m, +10 NTA 2h 30m, +17 ORI 6h 04m, +15 EGE 6h 50m, +27 NPX 7h 36m, +37 SPX 7h 36m +07 SPO ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OBSERVING PERIODS: (On average, 3 sec/meteor subtracted for recording purposes.) 0 = None seen; / = shower not watched. PERIOD(UT) TEFF FIELD LM STA NTA ORI EGE NPX SPX SPO 0945-1046 1.0 5.5h,+30 6.44 3 0 2 1 2 0 10 1046-1147 1.0 " 6.45 1 2 8 2 1 1 4 1147-1248 1.0 " 6.40 1 1 8 5 2 1 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MAGNITUDE DISTRIBUTIONS: SHOWER -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 TOTAL STA - - - 1 - 1 3 - - 5 NTA - - - - - - - 2 1 3 ORI 1 - - - 2 6 5 4 - 18 EGE - 1 - 1 - 2 2 2 - 8 NPX - - - - - - 3 1 1 5 SPX - - - 1 - - 1 - - 2 SPO - - - - 2 5 12 5 1 25 TOTAL 66 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SKY OBSCURED: 0% FROM: 0945 UT TO: 1248 UT ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEAD TIME: 3 minutes (1 min/period for looking at watch) BREAKS: none ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LIMITING MAGNITUDE: STAR STAR TIME AREA COUNT LM 0945 8 17 6.36 0945 17 27 6.58 1015 8 16 6.29 1015 17 23 6.51 1046 4 14 6.54 1046 8 15 6.27 1046 17 20 6.44 1116 4 15 6.67 1116 8 16 6.29 1116 17 22 6.48 1147 4 14 6.54 1147 8 15 6.27 1147 17 21 6.47 1218 4 14 6.54 1218 8 15 6.27 1218 17 18 6.30 MEAN LIMITING MAGNITUDE: 6.43 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- METEOR DATA: SPEED # TIME(UT) SHOWER MAG (1-5) COLOR TRAIN(SEC) ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- 1 0951 STA 3 2 2 0955 SPO 4 2 3 0955 Npx 4 4 4 1001 SPO 3 2 5 1006 SPO 1 5 6 1007 SPO 3 1 7 1011 STA 2 2 8 1017 ORI 1 4 1 9 1018 SPO 2 5 10 1020 SPO 2 2 11 1024 EGE 2 4 ~ 12 1024 SPO 5 4 13 1027 Npx 3 4 14 1028 ORI 3 5 15 1041 STA 3 1 16 1041 SPO 3 1 17 1042 SPO 2 5 18 1045 SPO 3 4 End Hour 1 19 1047 STA 0 2 red ~ 20 1051 NTA 5 3 21 1055 ORI 2 3 1 22 1057 ORI 3 3 23 1105 ORI 3 4 24 1107 ORI 2 4 ~ 25 1109 SPO 3 3 26 1109 ORI 1 4 2 27 1110 SPO 2 2 28 1110 ORI 2 4 29 1115 Npx 3 4 30 1116 ORI 2 4 31 1117 NTA 4 3 32 1124 EGE 3 4 33 1127 EGE 3 3 34 1130 SPO 3 4 35 1130 ORI 3 5 36 1140 Spx 3 3 37 1141 SPO 3 2 End Hour 2 38 1148 Npx 3 4 ~ 39 1151 EGE 2 3 1 40 1152 STA 3 1 41 1154 Npx 5 4 42 1158 EGE 4 4 43 1158 EGE 4 4 44 1202 SPO 3 5 45 1204 Spx 0 4 ~ 46 1206 SPO 3 2 47 1208 SPO 3 2 48 1209 ORI 2 5 ~ 49 1211 SPO 3 5 50 1212 ORI 2 5 ~ 51 1214 SPO 4 5 52 1219 ORI -3 3 53 1220 SPO 2 2 green 54 1221 EGE 0 4 1 55 1223 ORI 2 4 1 56 1230 ORI 4 4 57 1231 ORI 4 4 58 1231 SPO 1 5 59 1232 NTA 4 2 60 1236 EGE -2 4 61 1240 SPO 3 4 62 1241 ORI 4 3 63 1242 SPO 4 3 64 1243 SPO 4 3 65 1245 ORI 4 3 66 1246 SPO 4 3 SPEED (VELOCITY) SCALE: 0 = Stationary 1 = Very Slow 2 = Slow 3 = Medium 4 = Fast 5 = Very Fast NOTE: The astericks (*) above indicate for plotting use only. If you are counting, ignore these categories. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- REMARKS: Meteor 19 was very beautiful, a deep reddish-orange and noteworthy for being a slow meteor with a wake. Meteors 42 and 43 were almost simultaneous and at equal distance from the radiant, but at right angles to one another. -----------------------------------------------------------------------